Stussy

Just as Gawain was holding the knife, smiling as he pondered whether or not to strike,...

From afar, an incredibly light and graceful voice suddenly drifted over.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

Lord Moria!!!

Wait, are you... about to be executed by Gawain?!

No! Spare me!!!

With a piercing scream, the lithe woman floated out of thin air and then used her body to block Moria's path.

Looking at Gawain, who was expressionless and holding a knife, Perona swallowed hard and then spoke cautiously.

"I'm sorry, we've been staying in the Florian Triangle, we're so ignorant."

We don't even recognize someone as important as you!

In short, Gawain, just treat us guys as insignificant crawlers and put us aside.

You are the most Haki person in the entire ocean, and the possessor of the World's Strongest Conqueror's Haki in the world!

Your heart will surely be as vast as your Conqueror's Haki, please~~~."

As soon as she finished speaking, Perona reached out and carefully grasped Gawain's sword blade.

As she tried to push the blade away, she puffed out her cheeks and looked at Gawain pleadingly.

Seeing this, Gawain nodded in satisfaction, then casually tucked Shusui into his waistband.

Then he waved his hand.

"Alright, stop playing around. I guess you've all figured out that I don't intend to kill you."

If you really want you dead, you won't live a minute. That's it."

After saying that, Gawain returned to Moria's original throne and found a comfortable spot to lie down.

Taking advantage of this moment, Perona quickly helped Moria regain his balance.

As he helped him up, he explained to Moria.

"Lord Moria, this is... this is Gawain, Celestial Dragon from Mary Geoise!"

"During our years in the Florian Triangle, Lord Gawain has truly made a name for himself on the high seas!"

At this point, Perona turned around and looked at Gawain with admiration.

Moria noticed this look in his eyes, and he suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

The ship that I treated like my wife is going to belong to someone else.

Now even his subordinates, whom he treats like daughters, are about to be taken over by someone else!

Etc...

Although Perona's expression was off, what had she just said?

The most Haki man in the entire ocean???

The possessor of the World's Strongest Conqueror's Haki???

This thing can even rank things by strength?

Isn't this just boasting?

If not, then...

Moria was starting to question the meaning of life.

Could it be that after hiding here for decades, a new Pirate King has appeared on the high seas???

Thinking about it this way, Moria was inexplicably a little happy!

After all, if I lose to the Pirate King, then even if I lose miserably, it won't be shameful!

But wait, who is this person?

Moria suddenly bent down and glared at Perona with his eyes, which were nearly twenty centimeters wide.

What did you just say?

From Mary Geoise??

Celestial Dragon???

As soon as he finished speaking, Moria straightened up, his nearly eight-meter-tall body, taller than Kuma, suddenly hunched over a little!

This is not his fault; the sea has already adapted to the Celestial Dragon 'Celestial Dragon presence and status.

Even Moria felt his legs go weak for some reason.

Just as Moria's legs went weak, footsteps approached from afar.

A moment later, Shirahoshi pushed open the castle gate, swishing her tail as she floated towards Gawain.

"My lord~~~!"

From afar, the little girl called out.

"Laboon has found his family. He was crying so hard at sea that he even ate that scary skeleton brother and went to play in the sea!"

Because Laboon hasn't been online for a long time, it seems he still wants to catch up with his family.

So, Gion and I came back first.

Oh, and that girl with the same heavy eye bags as me is back too.

At this point, Shirahoshi belatedly looked at Perona.

Perona blushed as she met Shirahoshi's innocent gaze.

"Ahhh, those aren't eye bags, they're makeup, it's cosmetics!"

This eyeshadow is so unique and beautiful, and you actually called it eye bags? That's so unfair!

Negative Hollow!!!

Feeling humiliated and indignant, Perona habitually used her ability, and a moment later, Shirahoshi collapsed weakly to the ground.

The big tail that had just been so excited was now hanging there in vain, Shirahoshi's hands were limp at her sides, and her face was even pressed against the ground.

"I really am a useless fish. I can't do anything, all I do is eat, drink, and play. I'm so useless..."

Waaah, I might as well just die like this. At least then I could be braised and eaten by the adults...

Life is not worth living, sob sob sob, just let me die like this, sob sob.

I'm not good enough for that glittering little money. I'm not a proper wife. I don't deserve to get married. I'm truly useless.

Ah..."

Accompanied by Shirahoshi's utterly dejected aria, the little Merfolk seemed to have already been cooked, no longer wanting to move.

It wasn't until this moment that Perona realized what was happening.

Seeing Shirahoshi's completely unseemly appearance, Perona panicked utterly. She had just learned that this enormous, beautiful Merfolk was the wife of the Haki and handsome Celestial Dragon!

For a moment, Perona stood there, stunned.

What have I done?!

Perona quickly deactivated the Negative Hollow's power, standing there pale-faced, anxiously awaiting everyone's reaction.

If I did that to the Celestial Dragon's wife, I'd definitely be hung up and beaten endlessly with the Buster Call...

Just as Perona was worrying, Shirahoshi suddenly jumped up again.

She recovered her composure in an instant, then cupped her hands to her heart and her eyes lit up.

"Oh my, what was that just now? It was so interesting!"

I felt like I had just gone back to my childhood.

Although the taste wasn't great, it was unexpectedly comforting. When I came to the Hard-Shell Tower, I was thinking about something similar all day!

At this point, Shirahoshi smiled and reached out to grab Perona.

"Hey, don't just pick me up like I'm a claw machine!"

Your fingernail is digging into my chest, it hurts a little!!

As she struggled, Perona was inevitably grabbed by Shirahoshi, who then stuffed Shirahoshi into her chest.

With her lower body squeezed between the soft fabric, Perona clutched at Shirahoshi's clothes with both hands, completely drained of strength.

"It's so big..."

Yes, she admitted defeat, completely admitted defeat.

The size of the Shirahoshi is something that humans are not qualified to compare...

In the distance, watching Shirahoshi and Perona playing around, Gawain squinted his eyes with amusement.

Although Perona is pessimistic, she is also quite childlike. If she were to join Shirahoshi and the others' group of daughters, this little girl would likely have a happier and easier life.

A sufficiently negative Perona can develop Negative Hollow that defeats a person on a soul level.

Could the cheerful Perona develop a sufficiently positive, inspiring, and empowering "Positive Hollow"?

If possible, then Perona would be extremely useful.

As you can see, the Revolutionary Army has always had an ace in their team, and that guy is the user of the Kobu Kobu no Mi.

By inspiring a person, one can unleash their potential. The inspiration from the Kobu Kobu no Mi can even transform an ordinary bartender into someone capable of defeating a pirate with a bounty of nearly 20 million!

It's unknown what kind of boost the potential Positive Hollow could achieve.

But as long as Perona can develop that direction, the legion with Perona will never need to worry about morale!

If every legion could adopt a completely do-or-die mentality, then probably few enemies would be able to handle such a legion.

As he thought this, Gawain stretched out his right hand to Perona and Shirahoshi from a distance.

With his movement, the metal pendant on Shirahoshi's clothes suddenly pulled her towards Gawain's direction.

Gawain casually pressed down on Shirahoshi's large head and said with Gawain smile to Shirahoshi and Perona, who were lying in the air.

"You two get along really well. Shirahoshi is doing great too. She can even treat the Negative Hollow as a fun toy."

Since that's the case, you two should spend more time together from now on.

Perona, besides Shirahoshi, I have a lovely little girl on my ship who I'm sure you'll get along with."

After saying that, Gawain patted Perona's head, then gave her a gentle push, and Perona and Shirahoshi floated away into the distance, eventually reaching the vicinity of the forest.

Perona was completely baffled; she had thought Gawain would throw her into the sea.

Fortunately, Shirahoshi understood Gawain's meaning very well. After seeing the forest, she quickly started playing boring games with Perona that only little girls would play.

Perona expressed her extreme dissatisfaction with this, as she was the leader of the three Monsters of the Thriller Bark Pirates, a dangerous figure second only to one person.

How could someone like her possibly enjoy little girls playing house?

"That's why I want to be the mom; I'm older than you!"

Perona, thinking this way, clearly stole Shirahoshi's favorite mother position.

"That's right, come on, you brat, hurry up and bring the wine up for your mother!"

As for you, hurry up and finish your homework, hurry up!

Hahaha, finally it's my turn to supervise the younger kids! Haha!

Hogback, and Lord Moria forced me to study!

You never expected I'd end up like this, did you?!

Okay, it sounds like she actually had a lot of fun, haha...

About seven days later, at noon.

On the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh and Shakky led Luffy and the others to the place where they used to live.

From a distance, the Lawless Zone still looks like the same Lawless Zone.

They had only been gone for a year, and their old tavern had already been taken over by outsiders...

Looking at the new signboard that replaced Shakky's Rip-off Bar.

Looking at the sign that says... Dark King's Former Residence, admission fee is 200 Beli per visit...

Shakky rolled her eyes helplessly, a cigarette dangling from her lips.

Rayleigh chuckled wryly and patted his forehead.

"Haha, this is really bad. I was hoping to introduce you kids to some of my treasured rum from back in the day."

And what a load of rubbish! They even dared to take over my and Shakky's house!

This place is becoming increasingly unruly; it seems I didn't kill enough people back then!

Snort!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh, annoyed, grabbed his sword and walked through the hanging corpses of marines and pirates, climbing the steep stairs to the tavern entrance.

Just as Rayleigh was about to kick the door open, Shakky suddenly stopped him.

"Wait, Rayleigh, this might not have been done by an enemy."

Because I think I smell a familiar scent.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shakky reached out and pushed open the door, then glanced inside.

At this very moment, a woman dressed in a white evening gown, revealing her sexy back, is sitting alluringly at the bar, sipping her wine.

Shakky glanced at the label on the bottle, exhaled a puff of smoke, and laughed.

"Hehe, that's really interesting. When you asked me to meet, you definitely didn't say you wanted to meet here."

So, Stussy.

Is this the surprise you wanted to give me?

As soon as she finished speaking, Shakky came to Stussy's side and sat down naturally.

Behind her, Rayleigh, who understood, nodded and then led a large group of young people into the tavern.

Before the young man could even sit down, Shakky snatched Stussy's drink.

After taking a sip, Shakky smiled and put down the bottle.

"Ha, you've brought out my most expensive bottle of wine. That's really your style, never willing to suffer a loss."

However, the flavor seems to have changed slightly?

Let me have a taste, mmm, your saliva has become even sweeter!

At this point, Shakky frowned, then reached out and gently pinched Stussy 'Stussy cheek.

After pinching it, she met Stussy's ambiguous smile and asked in shock.

"Ha, Stussy, the texture of your skin and muscles?"

Wait, you... have you already...?"

"That's enough, Peony!"

Hearing this, Stussy glanced around and subtly interrupted Shakky.

Then, laughing, she snatched the bottle of wine back.

After taking a big gulp of wine, Stussy shook his head.

"That guy is a good friend, both in terms of personality and ability."

Anyway, how do I look... like I still look as sexy as I did back then~~~."

At this point, Stussy alluringly stuck out her little tongue and gently licked the few drops of wine that had dripped from the corner of her mouth.

In the distance, accompanied by Stussy's movements.

Sanji turned his head without making a sound, took out a silk handkerchief, and gently wiped his nose.

Seeing Sanji's expression, Shakky curled her lip indifferently.

"Sexy, haha, only a boring guy like you would like to keep using that awkward word 'sexy' at your age."

However, since it has been updated, that means...

Has he thoroughly mastered all that ancient knowledge?

"Who knows? He has that kind of brain; who can guess what he's thinking?"

Anyway, I have a new job now.

Queen of the Underworld, heh, I think I've had enough.

Recently, that damned old man who still refuses to lie down has stirred things up again with his bunch of foolish sons.

I originally thought I would go back and catch up with old friends.

And then, you actually sent me a message.

So..."

At this point, Stussy smiled knowingly at Shakky's ambiguous expression.

"So, what do you want me to do, my old friend?"

Do you want me to go against my current fate?

You know what I need, and you... can your man meet my needs?

Stussy's tongue suddenly circled her lips, leaving traces of saliva, then she closed her eyes and tilted her head back.

"You know I need a lot~."

Can he really satisfy me?

Is he really that strong, that tough, and that fierce?

If so, that would be great, hehe."